The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-25
THE BIG REUNION. a
INQUEST 20, 81, IS ANp go, 1ss7.
Progress OF tho Various Committees ID their
Work OF Proparasion-.Good Reports
~ Coming in..,A Call Tor u Reslmentai
Reunion here At That Time.

The Committee on Trades Display Of
the Dig Reunion will meet this evening
at the office OF Mr.. Augustus Pollack, on
Water street. II 10 important that q full
attendance Of members be present, as the
committee'a work Is in condition which
Gequires immediate work to make the
Trades Display the same big euccess as
the rest Of the Big Reunion, to DO held
August 2Sto 20. o5N,
An adjourned meeting OF the Executive
Committee oil the Reunion was held Sat.
urday evening at headquarters. The oh.
iect Of the meeting was TO hear from Cor.
responding Secretary Cowden regarding
the reports from manufacturers Of
pysotechnics, butno letters had been re.
ceiyed concerning the matter. Joseph
Speidel, chairman OF the Finance Com.
mittee, reported that Morris Horkheimer,
chairman Of the Sub. Committee In charge
OF the Main street district, had collected
all the subscriptions In their district.
The Committee on Invitation has heard
from Governor Foraker, Gen. W. II.
Gibaon, Col. Moore, OF Pittsbnrgh, Gen.
Rosencranz md Gen. Black, Com.
missioner OF Pensions, and they have all
eignihed their intention OF being present
at the Reunion. Tho following call has
been Issued:
Ftllow comrades Of The Firsl IHtst Virginia
Cavalry: INK OK Na
I haye received letters and requests
from ex'members Of our regiment urging
me as the proper peraon to call you to-
gether In reunion with the Army Of Went
Virginia at Wheeling, August %, q, 25
and %, 1887, and by virtue OF this good
authority l now issue this call.
Comrades, You came together from dit-
loreat States in 1901, and helped make
West Virginia ono Of the stars OF the old
flag, and now her good people invite you
back to her chief city, and my word for it,
they will give you royal welcome.
Your regiment under the leadership OF
Buford, Fitzpatrick, Farnsworth, Averill,
Powell and Custer made a history that
you may recall with Just pride.
Come and rejoice over duty we'll done
Twenty-Five years Of peace, plenty and
prosperity proves the Gauss for which you
struggled was "just and righteous alto.
gether." 1867 ~
Come and rejoice That that cause tri.
umphed! la
Come as you eamo in 'Gl, leaving your
politics at home! 'IgIG
Come, forgetting all unpleasant 1ecollec.
tons OF the war, and We will have glad
time together! .lf. i
You should come in honor of our com.
raass who went down in the storm from
Bloomery Gap in '6l, when young gallant
Sam Bigger, your fret sacrifice, VAS offered
up, to Appomattox Court House in '6l,
where that veteran hero, Major s. B.
Howe, ended four years Of matchless sol-
der life, as he led you lin that fierce night
battle in the woods} across the pathway of
the fleeing army Of Northern Virginia,
and where next day the last gun fred by
Loe's army was aimed at your ranks.
Maloy Rock, the old color-bearer, will
come and carry tho flag again. Charley
Shorn, the bugler, will be there and sound
"the assembly" and we'll all rally round
the flag" once more, and look into each
others eyes aud pledge anew the friend
chips formed quarter OF century ago !;
such friendships 90 none but soldiers
know. 'sE r
Don't iail TO come, for it will be good to
meet one another sgain. t.,
Fraternaily, your late Adjutant,
81. FRANK 9. ROBINSON.
BRlDoRpoEr, O., July g, 1887.